Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Every single day is a ballet in the streets
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and everyone's a dancer light and lively on their feet
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twinkle toes all stand in rows where roads and sidewalks meet and then they leap,
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how they leap!
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To symphonies of crashes all brash and harsh and loud, they make the
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the city seems a place where sleeping simply ain't allowed,
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And when the day is over and those heads are hanging down,
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eyelids heavy all around, dreams falling from the clouds,
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you hear a most peaceful and beautiful sound
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as the city heaves a sigh
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hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
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and it's: sleep little city do not cry.
[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
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Glass and concrete canyons, never abandoned
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all gleaming with the lights of those who live the light demanding
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when the electric lights drive off the night they are still standing strong
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weary and strong
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and now feet pound on the ground downtown and rhythm of that step
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is the living city's heartbeat and the breath inside its heaving chest
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when the sun again sinks below buildings in the west,
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we cease our work and seek our peace
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our solemn souls to rest, in the comforting cradle of the city's sooted breast.
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And feel the city heave a sigh,
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hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
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and it's sweet little city do not cry.
[Bridge and finish]
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